Rough Seas Swamp Boat

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August 22, 1994|Staff Reports

A 20-foot boat capsized in rough seas a quarter-mile off Port Everglades on Sunday afternoon, but all five people were rescued, Coast Guard Petty Officer James Ferry said.

The unnamed boat was swamped by a wave at 2:40 p.m., but a nearby civilian boat rescued four people quickly and the Coast Guard rescued the fifth passenger. Ferry said he didn't have the name of the boat that rescued the people or the name of the people rescued, except boat owner Richard Fernandez of Hollywood.

"They got picked up pretty quick," he said. "But they still ended up in the water."